The Screenshot Thread

[Rath]

That bit of Brixton looks very familiar.

In game, it’s directly opposite their version of the Brixton Recreation Centre, which seems to be exactly the same other than having a slightly altered logo.

Camden High Street seems to be a lot shorter than I remember it being the last time I was there about a decade ago. The pub that I went to a few times there is missing, and I can’t remember the name of the place now. It had a glass front behind which was a nice brown patchwork leather sofa, a bar to the right as you went in, and the toilets were down the steepest flight of stairs I’ve ever seen in my life. Seriously, like Sky could do a documentary about the place called “Ross Kemp on Stairs To Get Fucking Killed By.”

EDIT:

Looking at Street View, it may well have been The Bucks Head, but I’m not 100%.

EDIT the 2nd:

Yep.

Looks like it’s been redecorated since, as this was taken in 2011 and seems to have been replaced by something that looks a lot less comfortable.

[DeekyFun]

If they’ve faithfully recreated the Bellushi’s along Camden High Street I’d be happy. Almost worth buying just to check. Almost.

[Rath]

It’s just weirdly truncated to fit within the confines of the game world? There’s a closed up corner pub that looks recognisably like The Worlds’ End, but it’s been shifted just a little around the corner from where it should be, and there are entire streets missing.

[Zephro]

Take that back! Camden is great.

Awww man The Electric Ballroom is there as well.
I kinda just want people to put up non landmark bits of London like pubs to see if I can guess where they are or comment on their accuracy. Like all the post work boozers of soho.

[Spacewalk]

Stage 1 of MECHBLAZE and things are off to a great start.

[BlankedyBlank]

I’ll see what I can do once my 3080 arrives, which will come with a game code for Legions that may or may not work (it’s been so long the promotion isn’t the current one any more).

I like taking screenshots in games, so this’ll give me an excuse.

[Skalpadda]

Anno 1800.

[Hanimalle]

Raji : An Ancient Epic, a game set in ancient India that has absolutely beautiful vistas even in the short time I’ve played it so far.

[Skalpadda]

Anno 1800

My gas mining operations in the Arctic.

I think the 1800s might be the perfect setting for a game like this. You start out with farmers and sailing ships with only hints of industrialisation, and end up with steam power and electricity, trains, zeppelins and huge steam ships and battle cruisers.

[Hanimalle]

Your screenshots really make me want to buy Anno 1800 as they make the game look amazing. It’s way too costly at the moment however so I’m waiting until the next time it goes on sale. I know there was one not too long ago but I was unable to use the additional 20% off using my points as that system was under maintenance which means I didn’t complete my purchase.

[Skalpadda]

It does look pretty amazing and I really like it, but perhaps worth noting that most of the time you’ll be looking at it from a bird’s eye view and trying to figure out which cargo ship isn’t delivering your coffee supply as it should or why you’re not getting enough light bulbs.

[TheDreamlord]

So, I have been mulling over this for a couple of months now, but what happened to Tim Stone a few days ago kinda confirmed it for me.

RPS has changed a lot the last half a decade, towards something far away from games and more towards identity politics and muffling of interesting discussion. I had stopped reading the main site bar some skimming once in a while, but unfortunately the last few years I also disagree with how this forum is moderated in how it stifles debate. Unless one follows the chorus, there is hardly anything else that is allowed or tolerated.

So I decided to vote with my (virtual) feet. I will occasionally glance what is happening, but I will not partake anymore. Adios and thanks for all the fish. I will sincerely miss some of you in here, you kept me company when I needed it and shared my love of games.

[FracturedVeil]

A lot of player bases were built on the island this week. Here’s a look at some of the new construction that went up and some of the hottest properties in our version of West Maui.

[alms]

I also disagree with how this forum is moderated in how it stifles debate. Unless one follows the chorus, there is hardly anything else that is allowed or tolerated.

Said he, while sneaking in an off-topic. Oh, well.

[AlexClockwork]

And sorry for indulging the off-topic, but… Tim Stone was arguing that trans women who hadn’t had bottom surgery should go to men’s prisons. That’s not up to debate, it has no “scientific basis” or any shit like that, it’s just fucking transphobic and has the effect of having trans people raped and beaten up in scary numbers. Good ridance.

I for one am glad that the platform I visit so much doesn’t allow their collaborators to argue for policies that have no reason to exist and could harm me and people like me to a life-threatening degree.

[coldvvvave]

Some pvp (first three pictures) and some pve (last three).

Quality is kind of subpar as usual, I have no idea how to take good screenshots of action in Tarkov. As soon as bullets are flying there are tons of blur and other effects and as far as I know it’s impossible to turn off. Also firefihts are super quick and 1 screen per second doesn’t do much.

Graffity on the wall says something along the lines of “Don’t be an asshole”. Of course I died because I got greedy and tried to carry a bunch of heavy stuff to an exfil where I accidentally bumped into a geared guy who dropped me. Lost two quest items and a bunch of cool guns (the boss previously killed three geared PMCs and I was hauling their stuff around).

[Lukasz]

late question/

how do you find it after all this year. I think it didnt age well but i only played it first time few years ago.

[Spacewalk]

I had good fun with it but since old first person shooters are pretty much the only first person shooters that I still enjoy it wasn’t going to be hard to please me. The double tap dodges did take a bit of getting used to again and after all that Quake which, as much as I love it, doesn’t exactly have the sharpest tools in the shed when it comes to enemy AI it felt really good to have to treat each encounter like its own little deathmatch.

It still looks gorgeous in a lot of places too.

[coldvvvave]

Comleted the quest to survive on all maps in sequence. Last one was on Labs (worst place in Tarkov - expensive to go, no insurance, mostly high level players, evil bots, fiddly exfils and sometimes cheaters). Basically I had to sit somewhere safe for 10 minutes and leave unseen. Right as I was about to get out a guy storms into a server room where I hide. He was unprepared. Among other things he had a grenade launcher on him (controversial item to say the least) and I saw it for the first time ever in online raid. As I was looting him someone (presumably his teammate) threw a grenade into a room but it went into a far corner. I barely escaped but I was super heavy so the enemy was hot on my heels.

Long story short I got him with a trophy grenade launcher and got out. First time ever I use GL40. I positioned behind cover instinctively and I just immediately knew what to do. Wait for a shoulder to appear and click on a wall.

Yeah, that pile on the floor is a second guy. He got quite far away from the corner. I see quite easily how it seems completely unfair to die in cover with no chance of escaping from a grenade launcher across the corridor. Oh well, hope he was indeed teammate of a first guy. Grenade Launchers are super rare in real raids. On Labs though seem to be a thing.

Got lucky here. Ambushed two PMCs with super-juiced up HK 416s. First guy wasn’t paying attention, thought he was safe (I wasn’t making any noise for two minutes and hid in a dark corner) and I shot him in the jaw (leas protected area). Though frankly 7.62x39 BP would have probably punched through his visor and maybe even helmet itself (unless it ricochetted). Second guy pounced when I was reloading but just a second too late.

A bunch of Sam Fishers tried to get into my shack, sadly third one got me with a grenade but I made it expensive for them (at lest in ammo and other stuff that won’t return with insurance) .

Yeah, this is what I do. I camp some evil angles close by. Only way I know how to play the damn game.

[ToomuchFluffy]

Some illustration for my current Endless Space-campaign. My Automatons (trade, more population, industry stacking, smaller fleets, less money) in a huge ring galaxy on Serious difficulty.

I started out to the northeast (blue) and was faced with the weak Vaulters to the south. The cyan Harmony have been the strongest (by score at least) faction for a long time. The red Hissho to the southwest have been waging war against the Harmony and have apparently not done too badly since they have improved their position since then.

To my north the weak orange Sheredyn have declared war against me, but haven’t accomplished anything. Farther to the left you can see two of my isolated colonies and the Pilgrims, with which I have a cooperation agreement. The pink systems belong to the Sophons. They own a good chunk of the western side of the map.

I suppose I got somewhat lucky with the quality of the systems near to my home system. Lots of space for settlers and tons of luxury and strategic ressources. Some of them are still growing in population (around turn 120). Edit: Oh, and of course my starting position was locked off by two Wormholes, which might have helped as well.

This is the current situation. I have taken Ibany and Cancer from the Vaulters and once I was about to conquer their home system they asked for a ceasefire and gave me Lyra and Rath. There was no need for me to acquiesce, but I was in a good positon and I think I already have enough systems to win with an economic victory. Mostly I just wanted to have a connection to my formerly isolated outpost at Sathrus.